STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs SURESH CHANDRA SINGH — Crl.A. No. 608/1997

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Rajasthan's criminal appeal challenging the High Court's rejection of leave to appeal. The respondent Suresh Chandra Singh was convicted under Section 306 IPC (abetment of suicide) for instigating his wife to commit suicide by setting herself on fire on 5.5.1991, and sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment and Rs. 15,000 fine (to benefit the deceased's children). The Supreme Court, after reviewing both trial and High Court judgments, found no reason to disagree with their findings that the prosecution failed to prove Singh himself lit the fire, making it abetment rather than murder under Section 302 IPC. The appeal was dismissed on 10.02.2004. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.